Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUREL COUNTY·NCES 210321001483
Cold Hill Elementary School
4012 W Laurel Rd, London, KY 40741 · (606) 862-4632 · Laurel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
150 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
76.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cold Hill Elementary School
Cold Hill Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Hill Elementary School this school | 259 | 57.9% | 68.9% |
| Poage Elementary School Ashland | 304 | 56.3% | 39.0% |
| West Hopkins School Nebo | 293 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| Hager Elementary School Ashland | 344 | 57.3% | 49.0% |
| Perryville Elementary School Perryville | 313 | 58.5% | 68.1% |
| Harlan Elementary School Harlan | 335 | 61.2% | 51.9% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cold Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Laurel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #31 of 669 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #9 of 668 | #1 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #24 of 674 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #626 of 744 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #410 of 674 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #451 of 674 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #506 of 721 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #222 of 233 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 64% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 54% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 48% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 14 | 26.3:1 | 52% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cold Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (257 to 259); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About Cold Hill Elementary School
Cold Hill Elementary School sits in London, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. The school serves 259 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.
The 18 schools in Laurel County enroll 8,676 students altogether, Cold Hill Elementary School among them.
Most students at Cold Hill Elementary School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Asian and 3% Hispanic. Cold Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.2:1, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 15.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cold Hill Elementary School is 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Laurel County is 68%.
The allk12 Grade for Cold Hill Elementary School is A+. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 68.9%, is 25.4 points above the 43.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Kentucky schools.
Laurel County has these Census figures: median household income is about $57,771, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Laurel County number 20 and enroll about 9,220.
The nearest other public school, Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary, is about 2.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cold Hill Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Cold Hill Elementary School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Laurel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,983
Census ACS
Median income
$57,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laurel County
- North Laurel High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- South Laurel High SchoolHigh · 1,119 students
- North Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- South Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Hunter Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- London Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other schools in London
- North Laurel High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- South Laurel High SchoolHigh · 1,119 students
- North Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- South Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- London Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Bush Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary2.5 mi · 388
- Sublimity Elementary School3.9 mi · 323
- South Laurel Middle School4.7 mi · 837
- McDaniel Learning Center4.7 mi · 29
- South Laurel High School4.8 mi · 1,119
- Keavy Elementary School4.8 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Cold Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Cold Hill Elementary School?
Cold Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cold Hill Elementary School serve?
Cold Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cold Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cold Hill Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cold Hill Elementary School?
At Cold Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cold Hill Elementary School?
Cold Hill Elementary School is overseen by Laurel County in Laurel County.
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